To Work With a Suite Workflow

How to use preset or custom Suite workflows to transfer your drawing settings from one product to another.

Run a Suite Workflow Without Changing Settings

1. Click Application menu Suite Workflows the workflow you want to use.
2. On the Workflow dialog, click Run to launch the workflow and send the model to 3ds Max or Showcase.

Change Workflow Settings

1. Click Application menu Suite Workflows the workflow you want to use.
2. On the Workflow dialog, click Settings to customize your settings.
3. In the Workflow Settings Editor, change the workflow settings.
4. To save your custom settings, click Save As and name the new workflow.
5. Click Run to launch the workflow and send the model to 3ds Max or Showcase.

Note: You can delete only the custom workflows you create. Workflows provided in the Suite cannot be deleted.

Create a Custom Workflow

You can create a workflow based on one of the preset workflows supplied by Autodesk, or based on a custom workflow. After you identify workflows that demonstrate best practices, share them with other team members to support consistent processes.

1. Open Workflow Manager using one of these methods:
   • Click Workflow menu Show Workflow Browser.
   • Click Application menu Suite Workflows Workflow Manager.
2. In Workflow Manager, right-click the workflow to use as a template for your custom workflow Duplicate. The new workflow is added to the list, with a digit (1) appended to the name.
3. Select the new workflow and click Settings.
4. In the Workflow Settings Editor, modify any workflow settings as required.
5. Click Save As.
6. In the Save Workflow Settings dialog, enter a unique name and description for the new workflow. Click Save.

Share a Custom Workflow

1. At the top of the Workflow Settings Editor, click Information.
2. In the About section, the Source entry shows the path to the new workflow and other custom workflows.

   The default location is C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/Autodesk/Workflows

3. Right-click the Source entry Select All.
4. Right-click the highlighted Source entry Copy.
5. Paste the Source path in a convenient location for adding to an email, or otherwise communicating to your team members. They will need to place the workflow in the comparable locations on their computers.
6. Navigate to the Source directory and copy the new workflow for distribution to your team.